Andrew Chen finished fifth in the the Season 6 EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, but unfortunately for him topping that result just got a whole lot harder. Daniel Carlsson ended up all in for 113,000 against Chen who was ahead and looking for help.
Andrew Lichtenberger check-called a bet of 34,000 from PokerStars Team Online member Mickey Petersen on the board to see the land on the river. Lichtenberger then led for 60,000, which sent Petersen deep into the tank. Eventually, Petersen gave it up, and Lichtenberger won the pot.
The flop read when Goran Mandic checked to Clyde Tjauw Foe who bet 22,000. Mandic raised to 62,000 and Tjauw Foe tanked for a bit before moving all in. Mandic snap-called for a total of 182,000.
Mandic:
Tjauw Foe:
The board ran out , and Tjauw Foe's king-high ended up being enough to stay in the tournament. On the very next hand Tjauw Foe took some chips from John Juanda and he's now back up over the average stack.
Team PokerStars Pro Marcin Horecki has seen better run outs of board when he has two aces and his opponent doesn't flop a single pair. This time, his fellow Team Pro Victor Ramdin got the better of him thanks to a very kind turn and river.
From under the gun, Ramdin opened to 16,000 before Horecki reraised to 54,000 from the cutoff seat and was all in. Play folded back to Ramdin, and he called.
Ramdin showed the and was up against Horecki's .
The flop came down and kept Horecki in front. The turn was the to keep Ramdin alive, but it was the on the river than delivered the most damaging blow. Ramdin had backed into a full house and cracked Horecki's aces, sending him to the rail in 41st place.
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From under the gun plus one, Noah Schwartz raised to 19,000. PokerStars player Gerard Jean Pierre Gardelli called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Gardelli checked, Schwartz bet 17,000, and Gardelli called.
The turn was the , and Gardelli checked. Schwartz bet 44,000, and Gardelli gave it up.